Christine Riter

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Christine Riter@criterdee· 22d

Editorial in today’s Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com Just one small business. In one state. You do the math with all these trump economic uncertainties. #utpol

Editorial appears in today’s Salt Lake Tribune. “A trade fight in Washington will hurt Utah homeowners, and small businesses like mine”.

Author is Steven B. Lloyd, owner Lloyd’s Remodeling & Cabinetry

Opinion: Trump’s tariffs and quotas hurt businesses like mine, and have a likewise chain reaction effect across all trades.

Christine Riter@criterdee· 22d

Screenshot of an article in today’s Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com Support for monuments: ✅Rural Voters ✅Tribal members ✅Political parties ✅2023, 2024, 2025 Utah electeds: Well then, we’ll shrink each by 90%! #utpol

Screenshot (1 of 2) of an article in the Salt Lake Tribune. Titled, “We’re Trump’s national monument cuts what Utahns wanted? Here’s what polls have said.”

Subtitle, “Surveys from before the downsizing show the priorities of the state’s elected leaders may not align with voters.”

Author Leia Larsen for the SLT. Photo on this screenshot is of Bear’s Ears in the distance, courtesy of Bethany Baker for the SLT.

Article discusses polls show a preference by voters to keep the designated monument size, not shrink it.

Screenshot (2 of 2). Continuation of the article discusses polling of monuments in depth.

Photo on this screenshot is courtesy of Francisco Kjolseth for the SLT. It shows protesters at the Utah Capitol in favor of the monuments. They include a house rep, author, tribal members.

Christine Riter@criterdee· 24d

Screenshot of a Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social cartoon in today’s Salt lake Tribune @sltrib.com Tribes weren’t consulted. Again. Force them from their land. Then take that land from them. #utpol

Pat Bagley’s political cartoon appears in today’s Salt Lake Tribune. Titled, “Witness to an execution”.

A single panel with a Native American female on the left and Donald Trump and Utah politicians on the right. Kennedy, Trump, Moore, Cox, Lee, Curtis and Maloy are all drawn.

The Native American represents Bears Ears, and is sitting in an electric chair. All the politicians are behind glass in an observation room. All the Utah politicians are smiling, cheering.

Trump is “pulling the switch”.

Context: Trump just shrunk Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante by 90% each; with all Utah leaders’ blessing. Tribes were not consulted.

Christine Riter@criterdee· 25d

Screenshot of an article in today’s Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com Hypothetical situations. Real life scenarios. Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson will continue telling Trump to pound sand. The federal government will not get voters’ private info on a “stolen election” lie. #utpol

Screenshot of an article in today’s Salt Lake Tribune. Titled, “Would Utah swap voters’ private data for federal disaster aid? Here’s what Lt. Gov. Henderson says”.

Subtitle: “Henderson said she would not trade political favors for disaster relief.”

Author Addy Baird for the SLT. The inset photo courtesy of Bethany Baker for the SLT, shows a Davis County voter putting their ballot in a drop box.

Article discusses various hypothetical situations where Henderson said she would keep private voter info away from the federal government.

Christine Riter@criterdee· 25d

Screenshot of an article in today’s Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com The sliminess of politics, sports, and money. “Without Paxton’s threat letter, there is no lawsuit.”

Screenshot of an article in today’s Sports section of the Salt Lake Tribune. Titled, “Texas Tech booster donated $274K one day before Texas AG Ken Paxton’s Brendan Sorsby letter.

Author Justin Williams for The Athletic. A photo (inset) of Ken Paxton is courtesy of
Antranik Tavitian, NYT.

Article discusses former Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby, and the timing of AG Paxton’s threat letter.

Christine Riter@criterdee· 26d

Pat Bagley’s @bagleycartoons.bsky.social cartoon in today’s Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com sums up the same crap trump’s been trying to sell us for six years. SIX YEARS! He kicked off his speech with “They gave us transgenders.” What?! Then, the same rigged election bullshit. Nauseating.

Pat Bagley’s political cartoon in today’s Salt Lake Tribune. Titled, “Pestilential address”.

A single panel showing Trump’s rear end facing news microphones. Trump is bent over the Oval Office desk; a too-small chair underneath him.

The words: “Trump addresses the nation” above his head.

Last night’s speech regurgitated the same “stolen election” narrative trump’s been trying to convince Americans of for six years.

Christine Riter@criterdee· 27d

Screenshot of the Opinion page in today’s Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com Democracy is messy, but if we disengage, we’ll lose it. #utpol

Screenshot of the Opinion page of today’s Salt Lake Tribune.

It features a Pat Bagley political cartoon on top. An editorial essay at center. And two shorter opinions at the bottom.

The theme for today is that democracy is messy.

Christine Riter@criterdee· 29d

Screenshot of a partial article in the Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com While our Utah delegation claps for shrinkage, tribal leaders (according to the article) weren’t even consulted. #utpol

Screenshot of a partial article in the Salt Lake Tribune. Titled, “Trump drastically shrinks 2 Utah national monuments - again”.

Subtitle: “The cuts amount to nearly 3 million acres across Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante”.

Author Brooke Larsen, SLT. Photo courtesy of Mills, NYT accompanies article. Trump, and members of the Utah delegation are shown at the White House.

Article discusses the history of the designations, and talks about the back and forth of the ever changing sizes of each.

Christine Riter@criterdee· Jul 13

I took this screenshot from my “stocks” app. Grifter-in-chief raises his sons to also fleece America. 🤦🏽‍♀️😡🖕🏾 #2026Midterms 🗳️

Screenshot of a Washington Post article title.

“Trump’s sons invest heavily in defense tech as father’s administration pours money in”.

Christine Riter@criterdee· Jul 13

Screenshots of an article in today’s Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com click on the “alt texts” to read. What passes as a Christian religion? Pastor Wilson dictates it ain’t Mormonism.

Screenshot one of two of a partial article in today’s Salt Lake Tribune. Titled, “What Latter-day Saints would have to change for Hegseth’s pastor to deem them Christians”.

Subtitle: “For Pastor Doug Wilson, the problem lies in Mormonism’s very conception of God.”

Author, Tamara Kemsley, for the SLT. A photo of the pastor is courtesy of Lindsey Wasson, Associated Press.

Screenshot two of the article on Pastor Wilson.

The article discusses Pastor Wilson’s exclusion of the LDS faith to the list of Christian religions. Also from him, what the Utah-based faith would need to change to be included.

Christine Riter@criterdee· Jul 11

Screenshot of an article in today’s Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com Yesterday he fired the remaining leadership of the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), a bipartisan effort to help states after the 2000 election debacle. Gee, someone must be worried about the midterms. 🤔 #utpol

Screenshot of an article in today’s Salt Lake Tribune. Titled, “‘Bizarre behavior’: Trump’s DOJ threatens criminal charge for top state elections official”.

Subtitle: Letter saying Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson ‘could be subject to criminal liability’ comes as the Trump administration sues to obtain Utahns’ voter data”.

Author Emily Anderson Stern for the SLT. A photo taken by Rick Egan for the SLT shows Henderson discussing results of voter database May 27.

Article discusses Trump’s ongoing efforts across the country to seize voters’ private information.

Christine Riter@criterdee· Jul 10

Screenshot of a Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social cartoon in today’s Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com 3,700 stock trades, Qatari-gifted jet, Trump family financial entanglements, Trump’s personal financial grifts, Government/corporate financial entanglements, But who gives a damn, amirite?! 😡🖕🏾

Pat Bagley political cartoon appears in today’s Salt Lake Tribune. A single panel titled, “Commander in thief”.

Two figures are drawn. At left is a MAGA woman. At right is Donald Trump.

The woman is donning a red hat. She’s holding a purse which shows trump trying to take from her hands. Above her head: “Ya know, he donated his $400,000 salary!”

Trump’s back is to us. He’s pushing a cart chock full of giant bags of money. Words across the front of the bags: “2026, $2,000,000,000 Grift”.

Christine Riter@criterdee· Jul 9

Screenshot of an article in the Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com The science/business of berries. And human demand for consumption of same.

Screenshot of an article in the Salt Lake Tribune. Titled, “Why are berries everywhere, in every season? Driscoll’s.”

Author Julia Moskin for the NYT. Four photos accompany article. Article discusses the science behind growing/shipping/producing berries from the company that operates out of California.

Christine Riter@criterdee· Jul 9

Screenshot of a Pat Bagley cartoon @bagleycartoons.bsky.social in the Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com Not the “right kind” of Christian? #utpol

Screenshot of a Pat Bagley political cartoon in the Salt Lake Tribune. Titled, “Manspreading the gospel”.

A single panel with two figures drawn. At left, Pastor Douglas Wilson, and a woman holding a Book of Mormon on the right.

Pastor Douglas is shown seated in a church pew, taking up the whole thing. The woman is looking for a place to sit.

Above the Pastor’s head: “It’s full.” Caption underneath: Pete Hegseth’s pastor demonstrates Christian inclusion.

Context: Pastor Wilson, spiritual advisor to Pete Hegseth, recently said the CoJCoLDS shouldn’t be included as a Christian religion in the military setting.

Christine Riter@criterdee· Jul 9

Screenshot of a partial article in the Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com Funding cuts Denying visas Scrutinizing social media Think of the economic domino effect imposed by this administration. No monies to study equals no monies flow through…. anywhere. Because, “woke”?! #ETTD

Screenshot of a partial article in the Salt Lake Tribune. Titled, “Decline in doctoral students could imperil a ‘generation of new talent’.”

Subtitle: “University leaders and research advocates blame uncertainty about federal funding under the Trump administration.”

Author Vimal Patel for the NYT. Article discusses the consequences of funding cuts to doctoral and PhD students in the American university system.

Christine Riter@criterdee· Jul 8

Screenshot of an editorial in the Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com Mr. Friedman has it 100% correct: Donald Trump is not running the country. He’s siphoning as much money (Hello? He’s profiting from the WH) as possible. From taxpayers. Foreign leaders. Corporations. Donors. #2026Midterms 🗳️

An editorial screenshot in today’s Salt Lake Tribune. Written by Thomas I. Friedman for the NYT. Titled, “Trump is fleecing us”.

Opinion: Donald Trump is working for himself, not the American people.

Christine Riter@criterdee· Jul 7

Screenshot of an editorial in today’s Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com In Utah (as in other states), the battle continues between US Consitutional provisions and Utah legislators Christian (only) protectionists. #utpol

Screenshot of an editorial in today’s Salt Lake Tribune. Titled, “A new public education law further divides an already polarized Utah”. Author, photo inset, is Joanna Andres, a Park City high school teacher.

Opinion: HB312 violates the US Constitution’a first and fourteenth amendments.

Christine Riter@criterdee· Jul 7

Screenshots in today’s Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com Both appropriate descriptions of when a US President thinks he should be at the center of everything. #ETTD

Headline in today’s Salt Lake Tribune sport’s section: “Belgium trumps U.S.”

Pat Bagley’s political cartoon in today’s Salt Lake Tribune. Titled, “World Cup 2026”.

A single panel with three figures drawn. From left to right: Donald Trump as a tantrum throwing baby in a diaper. A FIFA ref holding a red card. And presumably the American soccer player Folarin Balogun, at the center of Trump’s intervention.

Christine Riter@criterdee· Jul 5

Screenshot of an editorial in today’s Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com Let’s hope, Mr. Bjelland, that the country will come back together in 2028. This current divisiveness is toxic.

Screenshot of an editorial in today’s Salt Lake Tribune. Titled, “I witnessed one era of American renewal. We need another.” Author Andrew Bjelland, pictured.

At the bottom left is a black and white photo courtesy of the Associated Press, of President Gerald Ford throwing out a first baseball pitch in 1976.

Opinion: We’ve been divided before and came back together. We need to do so again in 2028.

Christine Riter@criterdee· Jul 5

Screenshot of the Declaration of Independence, courtesy of the Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com 27 grievances. This time inflicted by our current potus. On our own soil.

Screenshot of the Declaration of Independence, posted in today’s Salt Lake Tribune.

Christine Riter@criterdee· Jul 1

Screenshot of two editorials in today’s Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com Public Forum page. Vendettas by two men (POTUS, DoD Hegseth) who couldn’t cut it? #utpol

Screenshot of the Public Forum page in today’s Salt Lake Tribune. There are two editorials.

1) “No new wars, indeed”. Don Huddleston writes from Salt Lake City. Opinion: an unnecessary war started by a potus with a vendetta?

2) “Behind Hegseth’s vendetta”. Frank T. Globokar writes from Cottonwood Heights. Opinion: current DoD secretary couldn’t cut it in the military, so is firing POC and women?

Christine Riter@criterdee· Jun 30

Screenshot of a partial article in today’s Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com Book bans are stupid. Free speech is cool. Always support free speech. #utpol

Christine Riter@criterdee· Jun 29

Screenshot of a partial article in today’s Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com I’ve read several articles now on this subject. I find it fascinating that the LDS Church founder’s identity has never officially been produced? If that’s the right word.

Screenshot of a partial article in today’s Salt Lake Tribune. Titled, “LDS researchers unveil a new portrait and sculpture. Do they show the real Joseph Smith?”

Author Dylan Eubank for the SLT. Photo inset courtesy of Joshua Bishop, shows a sculpture and painting of what the church’s founder is thought to look like.

Christine Riter@criterdee· Jun 27

Screenshot of an article in today’s Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com Imposing reading “rigor”? Or pushing Christianity on Texas public school kids? First Amendment, be damned.

Screenshot of an article in the Salt Lake Tribune. Titled, “Texas makes Bible required reading in public schools”. Author Sarah Mervosh for the NYT.

Article discusses the state’s reading requirements for each grade level as imposed by the Texas state board of education.

Christine Riter@criterdee· Jun 26

Screenshot of cartoonist Pat Bagley’s @bagleycartoons.bsky.social latest creation in today’s Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com Temporary Protective Status (TPS) allows those fleeing their countries into the US to seek asylum/work. Their countries’ dangers are still there. US protections are gone.😞

Pat Bagley’s cartoon appears in today’s Salt Lake Tribune. Titled, “Unshackled”. A single panel that depicts a giant statue titled “Racism” on the left. On the right is Justice John Roberts.

The statue is shown to be released from captivity by John Roberts, who’s holding a key to the now free racist ideology.

Context: yesterday the majority SCOTUS removed Temporary Protective Status (TPS) from Haitians and Syrians who were seeking asylum in the US.

Christine Riter@criterdee· Jun 25

Screenshot of a Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social in today’s Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com The entire state of Utah is on fire and in a never-ending drought. AND we had the lowest snowpack on record. AND fireworks go on sale soon. God help us. #utpol

Pat Bagley’s cartoon appearing in today’s Salt Lake Tribune. A single panel titled, “Burning down the house”.

The cartoonist has drawn an enthusiastic fireworks purchaser holding a box of fireworks in one hand, with a lit sparkler in the other. He’s standing on a giant pile of unlit match sticks.

Context: fireworks go on sale in Utah soon. Amidst the entire state on fire and a never ending drought.

Christine Riter@criterdee· Jun 25

Screenshot of an article in today’s Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com A good explainer of Utah’s vote processing and certification of ballots. And why the “rigged election” narrative being pushed by a certain potus and his party, undermines the hard work done by Utah’s election workers. #utpol

Screenshot of an article in today’s Salt Lake Tribune. Titled, “Some Utah primary races have been called, but results are not yet official. Here’s why.

Subtitle: “Under the processes established by state law, winners won’t be officially decided for weeks”.

Author Emily Anderson Stern, for the SLT. Inset photo courtesy of Rick Egan for the SLT, shows Poll Manager Luke Todd giving an ‘I voted’ sticker to voter Sherri Stringham.

Article discusses the voter certification process in Utah.

Christine Riter@criterdee· Jun 24

Screenshot of an editorial in today’s Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com Love him or hate him. We are him.

Screenshot of an editorial in today’s Salt Lake Tribune. Titled, “If you love America, cringe for it”. Author is Bret Stephen’s for the NYT.

Opinion: We all played a role in trump’s arrival on the political stage. Embraced or repelled by him, will we “be” him?

Christine Riter@criterdee· Jun 24

Screenshot of an article in today’s Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com People can forgive a guy who owns up to his shortcomings. Perhaps Brendan Sorsby could’ve started there.

Screenshot of an article in today’s Salt Lake Tribune. Titled, “NFL denies Sorsby’s application, will not hold supplemental draft”.

Authors Jayna Bardahl, Justin Williams and Mike Jones, The Athletic.

Photo inset courtesy of
Ron Jenkins, Getty Images via The Athletic shows Brendan Sorsby getting ready to throw the football.

Article discusses the collegiate athlete’s efforts to play football in the NFL while suing the NCAA over eligibility to play.

Christine Riter@criterdee· Jun 24

Screenshot of a partial article in today’s Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com Utah voters have had enough of power-hungry, ideologically cruel and politicians who won’t listen to them. Good riddance, for now. #utpol